
UM2262 Rev 6
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UM2262
Secure Boot and Secure Firmware Update (SBSFU)
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Figure 1. Secure Boot Root of Trust
3.3 Secure
Firmware
Update
Secure Firmware Update (SFU) provides a secure implementation of in-field firmware
updates, enabling the download of new firmware images to a device in a secure way.
As shown in
, two entities are typically involved in a firmware update process:
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Server
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OEM manufacturer server / web service
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Stores the new version of device firmware
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Communicates with the device and sends the new image version in an encrypted
form if it is available
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Device
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Deployed in the field
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Embeds a code running firmware update process.
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Communicates with the server and receives a new firmware image.
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Authenticates, decrypts and installs the new firmware image and executes it.
Figure 2. Typical in-field device update scenario